How To Install pluginhook on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pluginhook on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pluginhook
pluginhook is:
The pluginhook command loops through all plugin directories found in the path defined by the environment variable PLUGIN_PATH and passes the same arguments to any hook scripts by that name. This means installing a plugin is as simple as putting it in your PLUGIN_PATH.
pluginhook does not only provide a mechanism for arguments broadcasting, it also accepts streams and pass them through each plugin.
There are three methods to install pluginhook on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pluginhook Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pluginhook using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pluginhook
Install pluginhook Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pluginhook using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pluginhook
Install pluginhook Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pluginhook using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pluginhook
How To Uninstall pluginhook on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pluginhook package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pluginhook
Uninstall pluginhook And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pluginhook and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pluginhook
Remove pluginhook Configurations and Data
To remove pluginhook configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pluginhook
Remove pluginhook configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pluginhook configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pluginhook
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pluginhook package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
